The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-12-20
Congress.
BY telegraph .to the AIhSvills Citizen

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-SENATE !:
Among the papers presented to the
Senate was a communication from
the Secretary of the Treasury with d
copy Of the report of special agent
Tingle on the condition of affairs on
the Sew Islands of Alaska. Refer-
red to the committee of foreign re>
lations. Also the memorial of the
constitutional convention of the
Territory of Utah asking admission
in to the Union as a State with 4
constitution. Referredto the commit
tee on Territories.
Among the bills intr63uced and
referred were the following {:
Mr.. Hoar, relating to the celeSra-
ton of the centennial of the ins
augerStion of the constitution.
Among the bills reported fAvora-
bly, from the committees and placed
on the calendar was,
Blair's bill to aid in the establish
ment and temporary support of
common schools.
Mr.. Sawyer called up mis- mo-
ton to reconsider the vote whereby
on last Monday the resolution offer
ed by Mr.. Butler for the appoint
ment of a select committee to in
quire into the adviaability of estab.
fishing a Government Postal Tele>
graph was agreed to.
Mr. Butler asked Mr.. Sawyer to
state the object of his motion to re-
consider.
Mr.. Sawyer said that his object
was to have the subject referred to
the post office committee where it
properly belonged.
Mr.. Salisbury said that the suo-
ject had been before the post office
committee for six years and had
been fully considered by it. Refer
ence to select committee would
be vote of want of confidence
either in the ability or Willingness
of the post Office committee to deal
with the subject.
Mr., Butler disclaimed any idea of
rejecting in the remotest degree
upon the pos committee and
withdrew all opposition to the
motion to reconsider, and consented
to have the matter referred to the
post Office committee. The vote was
accordingly leconsidered and the
subject Of Postal Telegraph was re-
ferred to the post Office committee.
Mr.. Pugh offered the following
resolution and proceeded to address
the Senate in support of it; ....
Resolved, That the most impor>
tant and pressing duty OF the pres
ent session of Congress is to revise,
aud so AMEND existing tax and tar
iff laws as to reduce the annual
revenues to be collected thereby
to the necessary wants Of the FEEDER
al Government and no more than
il needs to pay it's matured debts
and discharge its obligations unIcr
the laws of Congress uith2Et rip
pling or derapsiqE any American
industries or business interests con-
nected with the subject of tariff tax
alton or interfering with the Justice
rights of America working people,
intended to he secured to them by
incidental effects of revenue duties
to share in the just product of Labor
and capital employed in American
mining apd manufacturing indus
tries 10 the tull measure OF differ
ence in cost of their labor and labor
of those engaged in similar indus>
tries in Europe.
Resolued, That tho Senate will
concur in no joint resolution Tor
final adjournment Of the present
session of Congress until alter the
passage of such remedial laws as are
specified in the foregoing regolQ-
ton.
In the course of his argument
Mr. 'Pugh asked whether Congress
would wipe out all Internal Reve-
nue. taxes and allow necessary rev>
enue to be raised on tariff imports
alone. He had never clearer or